Aug 9 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index opened higher on Thursday, boosted by the financial sector that rose after strong earnings from two of the country's biggest insurance companies.
* At 9:31 a.m. ET (1331 GMT), the Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX Composite index .GSPTSE was up 33.39 points, or 0.2 percent, at 16,348.47.